Police officer · Riverside, CA
Police officer in Riverside: $2,129/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Riverside at $101,870 a year. About 6,010 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.81). The 10th percentile is $70,800 and the 90th is $146,450. Pay ranks 22nd-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,940/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,129 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Santa Maria, about 222 miles away, at $2,781 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$2,129
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$101,870
$70,800 to $146,450
Rent (1 bd)
$1,940
$2,309 (2 bd)
Employment
6,010
Location quotient 0.81
Pay rank
22nd of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $101,870.
- Taxes$2,240
- Rent$1,940
- Other$2,181
- Left$2,129
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $101,870
- Federal income tax
- −$13,581
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,793
- State income tax (CA)
- −$5,501
- Take-home pay
- $74,994
- Effective tax rate
- 26.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,940
- Groceries
- $424
- Getting around
- $644
- Healthcare
- $477
- Utilities and internet
- $265
- Everything else
- $371
- Total spending
- $4,121
After tax and rent
$2,129 left/mo
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Santa Maria, $2,781/mo.
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- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Riverside?
$101,870 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 6,010 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Riverside?
$2,129 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,940, and pay covers 4.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Santa Maria, about 222 miles away, leaves $2,781 a month, more than Riverside.